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Vermont Alumni News vol. 25 no. 01

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1944
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, The Vermont alumni news, 1943-1950

Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, April 8 - June 14, 1863

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Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
Date Created: 1863
Description: The Marshes explore Piobesi Castle and its gardens in this diary. George Perkins Marsh commutes from the castle to Turin to attend to diplomatic business and meets for a second time with King Victor Emmanuel. Caroline Crane Marsh continues to receive updates on the latest battles in the American Civil War, as well as the rising tensions between England and the U.S., France’s interference in Mexican affairs, and the “doings” of Richard M. Blatchford and J.C. Hooker in Rome. Topics in this diary include funerary practices in Italy, Catholicism and religious celebrations in Italy, the everyday experiences of the Italian peasantry, Italian marital norms, the behavior and treatment of women in Italy versus the United States, Italian medical practices, Italian agriculture, relations between the elites of Naples and those of Savoy, Turin court life and etiquette, and life as an expatriate in Italy.
Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries

Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, November 1 - December 31, 1863

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Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
Date Created: 1863
Description: The Marshes and their friends speculate on the likelihood of a “European” war breaking out in the spring, following the death of the King of Denmark and years of tense relations between France, Italy, and their neighbors. After months of tense negotiations with their Torinese landlady, the Countess Ghirardi, the Marshes finally move back into the Casa d’Angennes. Once there, Caroline Crane Marsh begins hosting dance lessons for her niece Carrie and others her age in the neighborhood, befriending the Countess Gigliuicci (Clara Novello) at the first lesson. George Perkins Marsh attends another royal hunting trip to Racconigi and begins attending public lectures in Turin. Topics in this diary including renting and occupying real estate in Italy, Giuseppe Garibaldi, medical care in Italy, charity work in Italy, Italian funerary practices, English politics and diplomacy, reading habits in the nineteenth century, nineteenth-century attitudes towards Jews, Wallachia (Romania), Catholicism, etiquette, the Suez Canal, and the Taiping Rebellion.
Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries

Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, May 6, 1864 - September 22, 1864

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Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
Date Created: 1864
Description: Negotiations between Italy and France regarding the “Roman Question” and the placement of Italy’s capital spark violent protests in the streets of Turin. The Marshes go on several trips in this diary, visiting nearby landmarks as well as hiking into the Alps. Between trips, the Marshes gather the latest news on the American Civil War, including the details of the Battle of the Wilderness, and receive visits from the Estcourts and American diplomat David H. Wheeler, among others. Topics in this diary include the September Convention, Italian art and patronage, tourism in Italy, Italian funerary practices, relations between the Italian social classes, King Victor Emmanuel and the royal family of Savoy, the treatment of women in Italy, the Italian silk industry, George Perkins Marsh’s diplomatic duties, Greek War of Independence, differences in behavior and manners between Americans and Europeans, and the death of Nathaniel Hawthorne. This diary covers several topics relating to religion, as well, including Catholic royal marriages, convents and religious orders, conversion, and French Protestants.
Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 15 no. 10

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1936
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 15 no. 11

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1936
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 15 no. 12

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1936
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 15 no. 22

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1936
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 16 no. 13

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1937
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

Vermont Alumni Weekly vol. 16 no. 17

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Creator: University of Vermont
Date Created: 1937
Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumni Weekly

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